Federal Work Study Information for Students
Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a federally funded program that issues awards according to financial aid campus policy. Funds are limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority is given to students who demonstrate the highest need.
In order to qualify for a FWS award, you must meet the following criteria:
- Submit a听听(FAFSA) by the March 2nd听annually.
- Indicate on the FAFSA that you are interested in work-study.
- Have a qualifying (formerly听Expected Family Contribution)听as determined by the FAFSA.
- 惭补颈苍迟补颈苍听Satisfactory Academic Progress听蝉迟补苍诲补谤诲蝉.
- Be enrolled in classes at least half-time (6 units undergraduate; 4 units graduate) during any semester of employment.
- First-time FWS participants听MUST听complete听the听online听FWS Student Information Workshop.
jmcomic漫画N students that meet the FWS eligibility criteria mentioned above are pre-screened and sent an email invitation with instructions on how to participate in the program in the month of July annually to the @my.csun.edu account.
If you did not receive your email invitation or have additional questions about your eligibility, contact us at听work.study@csun.edu听or (818) 677-2373.听 Please include your 9-digit jmcomic漫画N student ID number in all communications.
FWS is part of your financial aid package. The amount of financial aid you receive cannot surpass your听Cost of Attendance听(COA). The general rule is that the student's total aid may not exceed the student's COA. In the听Financial Aid Process听known as, coordinate, all aid available to a student is reviewed to ensure the student stay within their Cost of Attendance. 听In most instances, a student financial aid听Loan听offers will be reduced or canceled to add the FWS award.
The nice thing about a FWS job is that the earning from FWS don鈥檛 count toward the income you have to report on your future FAFSA. FWS earning are reported in the Student Financials Section of the FAFSA, by entering the money earn from FWS in the question 鈥淭axable earnings from need-based employment programs, such as Federal Work-Study and need based employment鈥�.听 This means it doesn鈥檛 negatively affect your ability to qualify for federal aid.
If you are interested in getting a FWS job you must view the mandatory FWS online information workshop as part of the qualification criteria to receive information on how to search and apply to FWS job.
Qualifying students FAFSA is pre-screen and sent an emailed invitation to participate annually to their jmcomic漫画N email account. This email invitation contains the web link to the mandatory on-line workshop.
It has come to our attention that jmcomic漫画N students are receiving fraudulent job offers from people posing as reputable employers or pose as faculty members advertising internships. Financial Aid and Scholarship Department has not given your information to these employers.
Despite preventive measures taken by jmcomic漫画N IT, fraudulent and/or phishing email attacks continue to be sent from compromised faculty and staff accounts. If it looks suspicious, do not click on it.
Find more information regarding fraudulent job offers or phishing emails examples at听/it/avoid-fraud-email
Please use your own discretion when applying for any jobs online and if you are questioning the validity of a job offer. Feel free to contact the FWS Office at听work.study@csun.edu听or at (818) 677-2373.
Forms
Campus Time Sheet听
Once you're employed as a student assistant, track your hours on this time sheet.